Dandelion Wine Post

The first story of  Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury is about an old woman named Mrs. Bentely who tries to convince three children that she was once young. What I liked about this story is that as it goes into more depth, we found out more about her past and her losses or gains. We also come to find out that Mrs. Bentley had a hard time moving on from the death of her husband. Another element I liked about this short story is that it uses the ghost of her husband and makes it seem real to her. I love how the author uses her loss of a husband to gain more wisdom, telling her that all of those things that she has aren't hers anymore because they are things of the past, of what used to be. I liked the message he created in this story which was, don't hold onto things from the past for it will hinder you in the future. 

       

The second story of Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury is about when Douglas finds out that the trolley was being shut down. I liked the message in that story which I thought was that all good things come to a sudden end. This is shown when Douglas says, "Don't make the same kind of noise. Don't have tracks or wires, don't throw sparks, don't pour sand on the tracks, don't have the same colors, don't have a bell, don't let down a step like a trolley does!" This shows that Douglas hated the fact that the trolley was being taken away, shortly after the Green Machine was shut down. I thought of the story as a heartwarmer but also as a reminder that things end, but good things end much sooner.